McClenahan Tree Care

Pruning

Our Arborists prune and shape trees and shrubs with health, safety and artistic considerations in mind. We prune to emphasize a tree’s natural shape. If a tree must be removed, our expert professionals can safely take it down. If the tree has structural problems, we can minimize the exposure to risk. In natural disaster situations, we provide priority, emergency tree damage service to our clients. We also provide stump-grinding services. All of our work is performed in accordance with ANSI A300 tree pruning standards.

Pruning trees may have many purposes and objectives. The American National Standard for Tree Care Operations ANSI A300 (Part 1)-2008 is the current standard we follow for planning and executing our tree care work specifications. These standards are followed and discussed with our customers before every pruning job to ensure the appropriate objectives are satisfied.

Our goal is to balance those objectives with aesthetics, risk reduction, and the overall health of the tree. The common pruning objectives include: